sir, i am working in a pvt ltd company as an acocuntant . the company service provides for agro based edible oil industry. We confirmed contracts seller to buyers. We paid the service tax from 2004 to till. One of the officers told agricultre products exemption in service tax for brokers.

I am very confused . please tell me service tax is leived or not leived. Any service tax nofification available for agriculture products.

regards
suresh babu

CAN A UNIT OF SAME ASSESSEE RAISE BILL OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO OTHER UNIT?

can we deduct Municipal Tax for calculation of service tax from rent received if Municipal Tax & Propriety tax same thing, depends upon the Jurisdiction, whether covered by corporation, municipality or local panchayat etc?

a 100% exporting company purchases some of its raw materials ie fish from andhra pradesh and transoprts it to kerala.

the company has an agent in andhra who does the purchases and loads the goods in the truck.

the truck is sent by the company from kerala. this truck is hired from its owner and no goods transport agency is involved.

The truck owner is paid his charges ie freight when the goods are brought by the truck in the factory in kerala.

is the compny liable to service tax in respect of this transaction?

A 100% exporting company, purchases some of its raw material ie fish, from andhra pradesh and then transports it to the state of kerala by trucks, hired by them from the truck owners.

The fish are purchased by the companys agent in the other state and loads them on this truck that has been sent to pick up.

The company pays freight charges to the truck owner in the state of kerala.

Whether the company is liable to pay service tax to the truck owner?

Facts:
One of the my clients engaged in the business of renting/hiring the cranes to various companies under an contact & collects the service tax on the same as applicable from the enactment of finance act 2008(i.e. 15.05.08).He has registered himself under service tax on 19/06/2008.

He has imported 6 cranes on 06.05.08 & 5 cranes on 29.05.08 by paying the excise & customs duty.

Querries:
1) Whether he can avail the credit of the duty paid on the cranes imported
a) Before the date of registration &
b) Before the date on which the service tax became applicable to him

2) Service tax paid on the input services
a) Before the date of registration &
b) Before the date on which the service tax became applicable to him

Please reply in detail & as early as possible.

Facts:
One of the my clientis engaged in the business of renting/hiring the cranes to various companies under an contact & collects the service tax on the same as applicable from the enactment of fianance act 2008(ie 15.05.08).He has registered himself under service tax on 19/06/2008.

He has imported 6 cranes on 06.05.08 & 5 cranes on 29.05.08 by paying the excise & customs duty.

1) whether he can avail the credit of the duty paid on the cranes imported
a) before the date of registration &
b) before the the date on which the service tax became applicable to him ?

2) service tax paid on the input services
a) before the date of registration &
b) before the the date on which the service tax became applicable to him ?

Please reply in detail & as early as possible.

while providing event management services, the gross amount (i.e. the bill amount including profit)will be the taxable amount? or say some percentage has been charged on the amount of different services rendered (under the head Event management) as commission and this commission amount is only the taxable amount on which service tax is to be paid?
kindly clarify the above query.
your kind assisstance would be highly obliged.

hi
i have doubt in renting of immovable property service .where the warehouses are letout for storage of foodgrains,is it taxable under service tax?
actually storage of food grains is exempeted from service tax.
please clarify it

Dear All,

Can the Service Tax paid by a client to his vendors be set off against the service tax which the client claims from his customers?

Thanks,

Sagar Kulkarni